League

Monumental
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nuno Botelho took the kick off in the first half of the match. Desportiva Guarabira's Elivélton Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Raphael Trigo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mário Peres came out and tried to block the shot, but Raphael Trigo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. With his leg Mário Peres managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Sao Paulo CE's Nuno Botelho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When William Soeiro fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Desportiva Guarabira's protests and gave William Soeiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 17th match minute, Desportiva Guarabira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. Sao Paulo CE's Bernardo de Queiroz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mário Peres but with some difficulty. Kléberson Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kléberson Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kléberson Castro hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The supporters of Sao Paulo CE booed when Desportiva Guarabira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reginaldo Dionísio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raphael Trigo charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raphael Trigo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sao Paulo CE's Raphael Trigo got a free kick in the 30th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Botelho got free with Mário Peres in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Sao Paulo CE's Giovani Tróia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mário Peres. That made the score 3-0 after 37 minutes of play. Mário Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sao Paulo CE were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Desportiva Guarabira's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernardo de Queiroz took the corner. It was beautiful to see Sao Paulo CE's Bernardo de Queiroz in action when he in the 49th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance!

The audience was convinced that Nuno Botelho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mário Peres was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. 55 minutes into the match, Desportiva Guarabira's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Botelho came free, but Mário Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Renan Cavalcante made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Elivélton Amorim sent off a good shot on target. Mário Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovani Tróia in the 68th minute of play. André Luiz Severo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 4-0 became the score in the 70th minute when Giovani Tróia elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Nelsinho de Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Sao Paulo CE booed when Desportiva Guarabira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abelardo Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Sao Paulo CE's Giovani Tróia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mário Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 87th minute Nuno Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mário Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Nuno Botelho made a precise shot to the right of Mário Peres. Desportiva Guarabira's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. The supporters of Desportiva Guarabira booed when Sao Paulo CE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernani Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match, Nelsinho de Amaral tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Renan Cavalcante saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sao Paulo CE's goalkeeper Renan Cavalcante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sao Paulo CE had won after a very even match.